| 1 | Ivan Egorovich | Shebek | Ivan's colleague. |
| | Fedor | Vasilievich | Ivan's nearest acquaintance. |
| | Peter | Ivanovich | Ivan's nearest acquaintance. Announced Ivan's demise to the courts. |
| | Ivan Ilych | Golovin | Deceased. A member of the court justice. |
| | Praskovya | Fedorovna Golovina | Ivan's wife. AKA: Praskovya Fedorovna Mikhel. |
| | Alexeev | | The one who might receive Ivan's appointment upon his death. |
| | Vinikov | | The one who might success Alexeev. |
| | Shatbel | | The one who might success Alexeev. |
| | Schwartz | | Peter and Ivan's colleague. |
| | Gerasim | | The butler's assistant. |
| | Sokolov | | Ivan's butler. |
| | Vladimir | Ivanovich | Ivan's son. AKA: Vasya. |
| 2 | Ilya Epimovich | Golovin | Ivan's mother. The privy councillor and superfluous member of various institutions. |
| | Baron | Greff | Husband of Ivan's sister. A Petersburg official. Their father's type. |
| | Scharmer | | Made undress uniforms. |
| 3 | Happe | | Was offered the post of presiding judge in a university town. |
| | F.I. | Ilyin | An acquaintance of Ivan's. |
| | Ivan | Semonovich | The one who would supposedly supersede Peter. |
| | Zachar | Ivanovich | Peter's friend. |
| | Sachar | Ivanovich | Friend and colleague. |
| | Princess | Trufanova | Sister of the distinguished founder of the society "Bear my Burden". |
| | Lisa | | Ivan's daughter. |
| | Fedor | Petrovich | The examining magistrate. Lisa's fiance. |
| 4 | Mikhail | Mikhaylovich | Ivan's partner. |
| 5 | Nikolaevich | | The one who said something about Ivan's condition and current state. |
| | Leschetitsky | | The one who said something about Ivan's condition and current state. |
| | Zola | | Author. |
| 6 | Caius | | The man from Kiesewetter's logic. |
| | Mitya | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| | Volodya | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| | Katenka | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| 8 | Michael | Danilovich | The person Ivan was having a consultation with. |
| | Sarah | Bernhardt | A performer coming to town. |
